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Ben Harper and Relentless7 announce tour dates
By Gray Chapman on April 7, 2009 8:00 AM
First it was the Blind Boys of Alabama, then it was the Innocent Criminals. Now, Ben Harper has orchestrated another album with his latest musical entourage, Relentless7. In promotion of their debut album, Harper and Relentless7 have announced a packed schedule of club dates and summer festivals.
Harper's new blues-rock troupe will be hitting the dusty tour trail in May, just months on the heels of its recent SXSW debut. They plan on hitting up Bonnaroo and Sasquatch!, and will even make a stop at Pete Seeger's birthday party.
Ben Harper and Relentless7 will release their debut album, White Lies for Dark Times, on May 5. The single, "Shimmer and Shine," is currently available on iTunes, and the video is up on the band's website.
April
30 - New Orleans, La. @ New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
May
1 - Memphis, Tenn. @ Beale Street Music Festival
2 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Variety Playhouse
4 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
5 - New York, N.Y. @ Webster Hall
8 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
9 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Theatre of Living Arts
10 - Boston, Mass. @ Paradise Rock Club
12 - Montreal, Quebec @ Metropolis
13 - Toronto, Ontario @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
15 - Detroit, Mich. @ St. Andrews Hall
16 - Chicago, Ill. @ Vic Theatre
25 - George, Wash. @ The Gorge Amphitheatre/Sasquatch Festival
27 - San Francisco, Ca. @ The Fillmore
28 - Los Angeles, Ca. @ The Wiltern
June
13 - Manchester, Tenn. @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
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Felice Brothers go on tour, offer free download
By Joe Shearer on April 6, 2009 2:20 PM
On the Tuesday their fourth album hits stores, the Felice Brothers, in all their vagabond glory, will hit the road for a 21-date tour spanning most of the month of April, as well as a few dates in May and July. The band, comprised of three brothers and a couple of friends from New York's Catskill Mountains, is a much rowdier act than some of the songs you've heard might suggest—much heavier on the washboard and the accordion, and in the process, less so on the piano. Just don't go in expecting the recordings.
Perhaps it was their live set influencing the new material or vice versa, but the latest record, Yonder is the Clock, is a much more, do we dare say, bar-brawl-inspired effort than the self-titled previous turn.
Some of this energy, as well as subtle hints of the band's proclaimed love for hip-hop like Wu-Tang Clan and its members subsequent solo endeavors, can be seen in the bass-pounding "Run Chicken Run," available as a free download from the band's label, Team Love Records.
April
7 - Poughkeepsie, N.Y. @ The Bardavan Opera House
9 - Boston, Mass. @ The Paradise
10 - Albany, N.Y. @ Valentines
11 - Burlington, Vt. @ Higher Ground
15 - Alexandria, Va. @ Birchmere Bandstand
16 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ The Trocadero Theatre
17 - New York, N.Y. @ Webster Hall
18 - Northampton, Mass. @ Pearl Street Nightclub
19 - Ringwood, N.J. @ New Legacy Concert Series at Ringwood Public Library
22 - Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Mr. Smalls
24 - Louisville, Ky. @ Headliner's
25 - Nashville, Tenn. @ The Mercy Lounge
28 - Birmingham, Ala. @ Bottletree
29 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Smith's Olde Bar
30 - Chattanooga, Tenn. @ Rhythm and Brews
May
1 - Knoxville, Tenn. @ Barley's
2 - Raleigh, N.C. @ Berkeley Café
22 - Lexington, Va. @ Buffalo Creek Music Festival
23 - Richmond, Va. @ The National
July
18 - Somerset, Ky. @ Master Musicians Festival
25 - Floyd, Va. @ Floydfest
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